Well after watching the whole show twice now, I have to say I simply love this show... The fact that it was all pre-written (or at least JMS knew exactly where he was going with it) allowed it to become something I've never seen before. I mean it's obvious that there were problems with the show being under the threat of cancellation but it's still an amazing saga. Watching it the second time only made the feeling stronger.
JMS built an amazing universe, with a few concepts that I simply love. The Vorlons and Shadows being ancient races that manipulated the younger races into thinking they are gods is a point I specifically love. It makes you think of religions today and how they came to be. This fits, and again, makes me think.
The whole concept of evolution, and that eventually a race evolves to a point where they need no solid body, they simply become a sort of life energy is inspired. This is why I loved "River of Souls" so much, I loved JMS's take on the subject.
The designs of the spaceships are...unbelievable. The first time I saw that First Ones ship with the colorful balls running around I was frickin shocked. It was so beautiful I nearly had cardiac arrest. Then there are the Shadow ships that although are simply based on spiders, they are beautifully built and definitely give the feeling that I believe JMS was looking for. Vorlon ship are amazing as well, although the red ones look a tad worse than the green ones. But in general, this is something I simply loved through out the whole show.
I could go on and on about this but I'll stop here and just add 2 more points that bother me:
1. The fall of Centauri Prime...I know it was the Drakh. That's it. I have no idea how or when exactly. All I know is that they had some influence on CP before Londo became emperor and what I saw when Sheriden was zapped forward in time...It's a real hole that needs to be filled (or maybe it was and I don't know...i understand there are books and such that I do not know).
2. Crusade - It's obvious that the budget was lower but that damn music.... It's like they let an indian go crazy with a rock. God it was awful and it bothered me through the whole show. It shouldn't cost THAT much to get a decent musician come up with some tunes. Loved it any other way.
I can just say I'm sorry that I didn't have these forums when the show was first aired. I can only imagine the debates after each episode and how much fun that would be
JMS built an amazing universe, with a few concepts that I simply love. The Vorlons and Shadows being ancient races that manipulated the younger races into thinking they are gods is a point I specifically love. It makes you think of religions today and how they came to be. This fits, and again, makes me think.
The whole concept of evolution, and that eventually a race evolves to a point where they need no solid body, they simply become a sort of life energy is inspired. This is why I loved "River of Souls" so much, I loved JMS's take on the subject.
The designs of the spaceships are...unbelievable. The first time I saw that First Ones ship with the colorful balls running around I was frickin shocked. It was so beautiful I nearly had cardiac arrest. Then there are the Shadow ships that although are simply based on spiders, they are beautifully built and definitely give the feeling that I believe JMS was looking for. Vorlon ship are amazing as well, although the red ones look a tad worse than the green ones. But in general, this is something I simply loved through out the whole show.
I could go on and on about this but I'll stop here and just add 2 more points that bother me:
1. The fall of Centauri Prime...I know it was the Drakh. That's it. I have no idea how or when exactly. All I know is that they had some influence on CP before Londo became emperor and what I saw when Sheriden was zapped forward in time...It's a real hole that needs to be filled (or maybe it was and I don't know...i understand there are books and such that I do not know).
2. Crusade - It's obvious that the budget was lower but that damn music.... It's like they let an indian go crazy with a rock. God it was awful and it bothered me through the whole show. It shouldn't cost THAT much to get a decent musician come up with some tunes. Loved it any other way.
I can just say I'm sorry that I didn't have these forums when the show was first aired. I can only imagine the debates after each episode and how much fun that would be
